Liverpool Update: 'Lionel Messi-Like' Loanee Becomes Championship Star KEY POINTS Liverpool's Harvey Elliott has been in fine form in his debut season on loan at Blackburn Elliott was once compared to Lionel Messi by the director of his former club A Reds assistant manager has hinted at the possibility of bringing the loanee back to Anfield Harvey Elliott, the Liverpool teenage sensation currently on loan with Blackburn Rovers, is proving why he’s one of the most sought-after rising stars in English soccer. The 17-year-old, whom Fulham Academy director Huw Jennings once described as a “Lionel Messi-like” youngster, is now considered as one of the most highly-rated players in the EFL Championship and has already made his mark at Blackburn.